This Buttercream Icing Recipe is right for decorating wedding cakes. Right out the kitchens of Wilton Cakes, this icing is the best for covering cake tiers. Borders holds their shape in addition to cake-top piped flowers. Make use of a heavy mixer - hands mixers may struggle a little with this particular heavy frosting.
Your results will yield a snow-white-colored icing that tastes good and stays soft and creamy.
2/3 cup water
4 tablespoons powdered meringue
1 1/4 cups solid white-colored shortening (make use of a good brand)
11 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon butter flavoring
1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring
1/2 teaspoon obvious vanilla flavoring
Combine water and meringue powder in large mixer bowl and whip at high speeds until peaks form. Add four cups sugar, single serving at any given time, beating after each addition at low speed.
Alternately add shortening and all sugar. Add salt and flavorings and beat at low speed until smooth. Might be stored, well covered, in refrigerator for many days. Provide 70 degrees to re-beat.
Yield: eight cups. Recipe might be decline in half or bending.
Chocolate Icing Recipe
Mmmmm. chocolate buttercream! While using above recipe, merge a combination of single serving of cacao and 4 tablespoons water (before adding shortening.)
Icing for Decorating with Flowers
The most effective for piping flowers wouldn't be appropriate for frosting the wedding cake tiers. Visit Royal Icing Recipe to determine the Wilton Cakes recipe for this.